Liability of Intermediaries under the Information Technology Act
Introduction
Recently Delhi high court has summoned Google, Facebook and Twitter to remove objectionable content from their website within the prescribed time period failing to which may result into blocking of the websites in India. So the question which triggers is What is the liability of the intermediaries like Google, Facebook and Twitter under Indian law?
Who is an Intermediary?
“Intermediary” under Section 2(1) (w). It reads as –
“intermediary”, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any
person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits that record or provides any service with respect to that record and includes telecom service providers, network service providers, internet service providers, webhosting service providers, search engines, online payment sites, online-auction sites, online-market places and cyber cafes;’.
https://www.lawweb.in/2012/09/liability-of-intermediaries-under.html
“Intermediary” under Section 2(1) (w). It reads as –
“intermediary”, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any
person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits that record or provides any service with respect to that record and includes telecom service providers, network service providers, internet service providers, webhosting service providers, search engines, online payment sites, online-auction sites, online-market places and cyber cafes;’.
https://www.lawweb.in/2012/09/liability-of-intermediaries-under.html
